Real Life NAV/GPS Mode Switch and Annunciators
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Totally agree, and have previously asked for just that in the MSFS support forum.. with no response..
https://community.justflight.com/topic/2059/we-need-a-nav-gps-switch-for-the-arrow
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Edit: As an alternative.. not the preferred option!If Just Flight were looking for a simple fix, they would tie the autopilot to the NAV1 radio, and not provide any means to change that. (In the G100 panel)
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@Bert-Pieke said in Real Life NAV/GPS Mode Switch and Annunciators:
Martyn, just tie the NAV1 radio to the autopilot.
Full stop, no clickspot.First you totally agreed with my post, so I don't understand why you would then suggest this? That would be a pretty poor compromise :( . It would remove the ability to use the GPS 100 to follow a course and would be unrealistic because the GPS 100 installation should include this switch.
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@Sender46 said in Real Life NAV/GPS Mode Switch and Annunciators:
@Bert-Pieke said in Real Life NAV/GPS Mode Switch and Annunciators:
Martyn, just tie the NAV1 radio to the autopilot.
Full stop, no clickspot.First you totally agreed with my post, so I don't understand why you would then suggest this? That would be a pretty poor compromise :( . It would remove the ability to use the GPS 100 to follow a course and would be unrealistic because the GPS 100 installation should include this switch.
IMHO, there are two ways to fix this:
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Add a designated NAV/GPS switch, as you suggest
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Untie the GPS from the autopilot and HSI
I agree that the first would be a better option, but Martyn seems determined to not add the switch (because he cannot find it in the real airplane?)
So, I am offering a second option which would be simpler to implement.
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@Bert Pieke You're obviously either not keeping up with all the posts, or maybe you are misunderstanding. See Martyn's post yesterday, which included this:
@Martyn said in Real Life NAV/GPS Mode Switch and Annunciators:
... but can certainly look at adding one if reference photos are supplied.
I have provided a reference photo of the switch in a real PA-28 as he requested (see my post replying to Martyn yesterday, which it appears you have also missed) and I have also provided it to Support.
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@Sender46 said in Real Life NAV/GPS Mode Switch and Annunciators:
@Bert Pieke You're obviously either not keeping up with all the posts, or maybe you are misunderstanding. See Martyn's post yesterday, which included this:
@Martyn said in Real Life NAV/GPS Mode Switch and Annunciators:
... but can certainly look at adding one if reference photos are supplied.
I have provided a reference photo of the switch in a real PA-28 as he requested (see my post replying to Martyn yesterday, which it appears you have also missed) and I have also provided it to Support.
OK, if they follow your suggestion, everyone will be happy!
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@Bert-Pieke said in Real Life NAV/GPS Mode Switch and Annunciators:
OK, if they follow your suggestion, everyone will be happy!
Fingers crossed :)
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@Martyn That is a nice switch, but it is only required in the GPS100 panel.. :slightly_smiling_face:
I hope the screenshot is a teaser only, for seeing the switch in GPS mode and the GTN in VLOC mode, would not be a good combination..
Having said that, I do like the filler panel where the GPS100 used to be! -
@Bert-Pieke said in Real Life NAV/GPS Mode Switch and Annunciators:
@Martyn That is a nice switch, but it is only required in the GPS100 panel.. :slightly_smiling_face:
I hope the screenshot is a teaser only, for seeing the switch in GPS mode and the GTN in VLOC mode, would not be a good combination..I don't think that's necessarily unrealistic, so it's not an issue at all for me. If a real aircraft was upgraded from a GPS 100 to a GTN 750, the NAV/GPS switch would already have been there and could have just been left there and be unused. Having an unused switch there doesn't cause any problem with the operation of the aircraft or the GTN 750. And the switch is quite subtle and unobtrusive the way JF have added it anyway.
Why make it more difficult than it needs to be when we now have what is in my opinion a good solution?
